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I recently realized that I have not been participating in many food blogging events lately and I resolved to fix that. One upcoming event that caught my attention was the My Legume Love Affair event being hosted by Coco Cooks and this months theme was starters and desserts. I immediately thought about Japanese sweets with red bean paste and there were a few that were on my list of things that I wanted to try. At the top of my list was dorayaki which are essentially a pancake sandwich filled with sweet red bean paste. You should be able to find the sweet red bean paste at your local Asian grocery store or you can make your own red bean paste and it is pretty easy. The dorayaki are pretty simple to make as well. It is just a matter of making some pancakes and then sticking them together with the red bean paste in the middle. The dorayaki turned out really well! I don't know what it is about sweet red bean paste but I like it a lot and it went really well sandwiched between these pancakes. I also liked this pancake recipe as they came out nice and light and fluffy and perfectly golden brown.

Dorayaki

Directions:
1. Mix the eggs and sugar.
2. Mix the baking soda into the water and mix it into the eggs.
3. Mix in the honey and flour.
4. Heat a pan with a touch of oil.
5. Pour enough batter to make a 4 inch diameter pancake.
6. Heat until the surface starts to bubble and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
7. Flip the pancake and cook the other side until the bottom is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
8. Make a sandwich out of two of the pancakes with red bean paste filling.

It's odd about the sweet red bean paste. It is surprisingly good. And healthy to boot. These would be great for a brunch or tea.Thank you entering the event this month. I know we all get busy, and I am happy you rose to the occasion.

It's a funny thing, red bean paste - on paper it just sounds like particularly odd idea, but then you taste it and it's strangely compelling. And addictive! I had a read bean paste "scone" in Chinatown recently, which was more like ateamed dim sum dumplning filled with paste - but still delicious. Love your dorayaki :)

I've never worked with red bean paste, but this looks great! I think there's so much room for experimentation here now, I see myself putting the paste in muffins and other non-asian baked goods. Anything to get the kids eating their legumes! Great post Nick, you're so diverse :)

i cnanot live without dorayaki. most of my friends know how i go nowhere without dorayaki and if i havne't got any from the market, i head straight to my favourite Japanese patisserie to pick up some to last me the week. In fact, I just got a whole pack of them earlier this week. Gosh, they're so good!!! :) lovin this post.

I can't believe dorayaki is real! I grew up watching this Japanese cartoon robot cat whose favorite snack is dorayaki. I thought it was only a made up food! Thanks for the recipe, Kevin. I'll try this one soon.

Kevin,Joining the rest, I would like to say that your dorayaki look amazing. I have been following your blog for some time and I have to say that you are a fantastic cook. Your tips and recipes have proved to be helpful for me.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.